Pho Bò

Name: Pho Bò
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 9 h
Total time: 10 h
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Ingredients: 9 lb (4 kg) beef ribs; 44 lb (20 kg) beef bones; 6¾ lb (3 kg) onions, divided; 1 hand-size piece of ginger, plus 3 slices ginger (cut into ⅛-inch-thick, or 3 mm, slices); 6 black cardamom pods; 3 cinnamon sticks; 8 cloves; 25 star anise; ½ cup plus 2 tbsp (150 ml) fish sauce, plus more to taste; 2 tbsp (30 ml) salt, plus more to taste; 1 tbsp (15 ml) black pepper, plus a few pinches, divided; Rumpsteak (for rare beef); Scallions; Cilantro; Asian basil; Sawtooth herb; Few pinches MSG; Fresh pho noodles; Lime; Chili peppers

Preparation info

Yield:
20
servings

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
10 hr

Appears in

Simply Pho

By Helen Le

Published 2017

About

Ingredients

9 lb (4 kg) beef ribs
44 lb (20

Asia
Vietnam
Noodles

Method

Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the beef ribs, making sure they are fully covered with water. Parboil the beef ribs for 10 minutes, then remove and set aside. Add the beef bones to the pot and boil over low heat for 20 minutes. Remove the bones and rinse well. Skim the fat and set aside to discard of properly later.
Transfer the ribs and bones to a la